Method and device for acquisition of a geometric shape
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1. A method for acquisition of a warped geometric shape, namely a warped curve or a warped surface, by determining the coordinates of the points on this warped curve or this warped surface, the method comprising:
- placing a set of sensors on the warped geometric shape, the sensors being chosen among accelerometers and magnetometers, each accelerometer configured to sense inclination relative to the vertical direction and each magnetometer configured to sense inclination relative to magnetic north, each sensor being designed to output signals representative of the inclination of the local tangent to the curve or of the inclinations of the local tangent plane to the surface, at the location of the sensors with respect to the vertical direction in the case of accelerometers or with respect to the direction of the earth'"'"'s magnetic field in the case of magnetometers; and
modeling the curve or the surface by;
treating a distance between adjacent sensors as a straight line segment;
obtaining an inclination measurement from a sensor at an end of each segment, each said segment corresponding to a tangent of the shape at that segment; and
determining the spatial distribution of the points on the geometric shape by a step by step reconstruction of the straight line segments.
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According to the invention, a set of sensors (4a) is placed on this shape (curve or surface), each sensor outputting signals representative of the orientation of the curve or the surface at the location of this sensor; a model of the curve or the surface is chosen; model parameters are determined from the signals; and the spatial distribution of the points on the geometric shape are determined using these parameters. The invention particularly applies to machining, joinery, masonry, and building domains.
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1. A method for acquisition of a warped geometric shape, namely a warped curve or a warped surface, by determining the coordinates of the points on this warped curve or this warped surface, the method comprising:
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placing a set of sensors on the warped geometric shape, the sensors being chosen among accelerometers and magnetometers, each accelerometer configured to sense inclination relative to the vertical direction and each magnetometer configured to sense inclination relative to magnetic north, each sensor being designed to output signals representative of the inclination of the local tangent to the curve or of the inclinations of the local tangent plane to the surface, at the location of the sensors with respect to the vertical direction in the case of accelerometers or with respect to the direction of the earth'"'"'s magnetic field in the case of magnetometers; and modeling the curve or the surface by; treating a distance between adjacent sensors as a straight line segment; obtaining an inclination measurement from a sensor at an end of each segment, each said segment corresponding to a tangent of the shape at that segment; and determining the spatial distribution of the points on the geometric shape by a step by step reconstruction of the straight line segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for acquisition of a warped geometric shape, namely a warped curve or a warped surface, the device comprising:
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a set of sensors, the sensors being chosen among accelerometers and magnetometers, each accelerometer configured to sense inclination relative to the vertical direction and each magnetometer configured to sense inclination relative to magnetic north, each sensor being designed to output signals representative of the inclinations of the local tangent to the curve or of the inclination of the local tangent plane to the surface, at the location of the sensor with respect to the vertical direction in the case of accelerometers or with respect to the direction of the earth'"'"'s magnetic field in the case of magnetometers; and electronic means for processing signals output by the sensors, the electronic means being designed to determine model parameters using a mathematical model of the curve or the surface, and to use these parameters to determine the spatial distribution of points on the geometric shape by; treating a distance between adjacent sensors as a straight line segment; obtaining an inclination measurement from a sensor at an end of each segment, each said segment corresponding to a tangent of the shape at that segment; and determining the spatial distribution of the points on the geometric shape by a step by step reconstruction of the straight line segments. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for acquisition of a warped geometric shape, namely a warped curve or a warped surface, by determining the coordinates of the points on this warped curve or this warped surface, the method comprising:
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placing a set of sensors on the warped geometric shape, the sensors being chosen among accelerometers and magnetometers that are configured to sense inclination relative to a reference direction, each sensor being designed to output signals representative of the inclination of the local tangent to the curve or of the inclinations of the local tangent plane to the surface, at the location of the sensors with respect to the vertical direction in the case of accelerometers or with respect to the direction of the earth'"'"'s magnetic field in the case of magnetometers; and modeling the curve or the surface by; treating a distance between adjacent sensors as a straight line segment; obtaining an inclination measurement from a sensor at end of each segment, each said segment corresponding to a tangent of the shape at that segment; and determining the spatial distribution of the points on the geometric shape by a step by step reconstruction of the straight line segments. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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